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Hi, Rusty!
I am just home briefly in between taking the dog to and from the Groomers!
It has been a very busy morning.....
I took the dog out early, then went over to the Groomers and left the dog there, for a bath and a trim.
That takes about one and a half hours, so I am to go back for her by 1.30 pm.
Since then I have been shopping down in the village.
I've just returned home to dump the shopping, and transfer the relevant food items to the freezer.
Now I am away out again to go back to collect the dog!
Phew! it's all go!

Good evening, Rusty!
I am home now to stay....
I have had a very hectic day!
I took the dog out briefly, after her grooming session, just making it home before it rained.
And only just getting back, too, before a large parcel arrived, borne by an Amazon courier, for my son!
My son has just moved flats ...and no longer has a Concierge at his new property ...hence the package delivered to us!
A good job, indeed, that I was here!
He will collect it when he visits next week.
That was an odd scam by email from BT, that you received, wasn't it?
The topical mention of Brexit was a crafty move!
I wonder how many people fell for that one?
Can you not adjust your Junk mail settings to a higher level?
I have a choice of filters, for blocking at different levels.
I rarely get anything in my Junk mail box...and I never open anything that does get through, deleting on sight.
Well, I guess I'd better sort out dinner....
Today has just whizzed by!
What sort of a day have you had?

Good evening, Elle!
I had two parcels today, but they were for my neighbour.
The scam was odd, yes.
One part read "failure to comply could lead to the "suspense" of my account".
That does not read right to me?
Is that expressed poorly?
I passed it on to BT, but I have had no reply from them.
I am not aware that I can adjust incoming mail settings.
I can go days without getting an email, so I am not very bothered about the odd scam attempt.
I had a butcher's takeaway meal for my tea.
Tatties and mince, and it was fine!
I found the puzzle tricky today!

Hi, Rusty!
I did not know that one could pass on suspected spam emails to such as BT?
The few that I get, I just delete straightaway.
Yes, if you click on the "Settings" icon on your email page , there is a whole range of options there from which you can choose.
I have my emails etc personally "tailored"!
But then I use email a lot....on and off all day long.....
As you don't , you probably do not need to opt for any particular choices.
Your butcher sounds the "real deal" - I wish he lived near me!
Now...I meant to ask you...did you watch that channel 5 programme yesterday about malicious and spam phone calls?
I think it was called "How to Stop Your Nuisance Calls"?
I thought I had set the recorder for it, but something went amiss!

Hello, Elle,
Yes, I found the address for the spam a few days ago.
phishing@bt.com
It is my son's butcher.
He gets me a meal when he visits the shop.
Yes, I watched the nuisance calls programme this morning.
It was interesting.
Some poor folk had lost a lot of money through the scams.
The advice given was to sign up to the Telephone Preference Service (TPS), and don't tell the caller anything, or do as they ask/tell you.
I am with TPS but still get scam calls!

Hi, Rusty!
We signed up with TPS years ago!
It is useless!
But I find the BT 1572 number is fairly good?
I report all fake / scam calls to that number, and it does cut down a lot of the troublesome calls.
For instance, we very rarely get the "accident " calls any more.
I well remember the guy who told me that he had heard that I had been in an accident ......and when I denied this, told me that I "must have forgotten" .....and had I banged my head?!
I do wonder where they get these cold callers from!
Btw, speaking of scams and so forth, I am pleased to report that Amazon did return all the money that they had "taken " from my Barclaycard!

Hello, Elle!
I use 1572, too.
I tell the spamsters that I don't have a computer and I am not online.
They hang up immediately I say that.
I get the accident calls, too.
I tell them that the accident was definitely my fault and I lost my license because of it.
That's a good result you had with Amazon!

I do not talk to scammers. If I am unsure of the number and answer a scam call, I take the local police advice which is : stay silent, hang up, and block.
Better still, I let the call go to voice mail. Genuine people will usually leave a message; scammers usually don't .
I agree the TPS is useless !

re: TPS this is from their website:

The remit of TPS lies strictly within the boundaries of live unsolicited calls of a sales/marketing nature. It does not stop other call types such as recorded/automated messages, silent calls, market research, overseas companies, debt collection, scam calls, nuisance and abusive calls etc.

Not much help then !

Good morning, Cerasus!
What you are doing regarding scam calls is excellent.
The problem is, some, usually older folk, do not realise it is a scam call, and there lies trouble!
I did not realise the TPS was as ineffective as it appears to be!